Suffolk Words And Phrases

[YnysMon]

I came across this ebook when browsing Food of England website (this mostly has links to ancient cook books, but somehow this one snuck in). I though it might be of interest to those residing in the area.

https://archive.org/details/suffolkwordsand00moorgoog/page/n32/mode/2up

[JennyMorgan]

Sadly, our dialect is continuously under attack, whether from 'forriners' up from Lunnon' or even the radio & TV.  It is interesting to read of what we once had, and in some communities still have, but we are fast losing it, regretfully.

[MauriceMynah]

Yes, Estuary Essex dialect is under a similar threat Isn't it. You are aware.

Many times I read bit's and pieces you are aware, where the dialect you are aware, seems lacking the snap it used to have isn't it. you are aware.

 

[SwanR]

1 hour ago, JennyMorgan said:

'forriners' up from Lunnon'

That would be me then ... but I’m not going back! 

[JennyMorgan]

1 minute ago, SwanR said:

That would be me then ... but I’m not going back! 

You are more than welcome to stay!! 

[YnysMon]

The link I provided was from the early 1800s. Maybe before Estuary English/Essex?

[MauriceMynah]

Estuary English dates right back to Roman times, when one of their commanders landed at Canvey Island and said...

"Veni, Vidi, Vici, Init "

[JennyMorgan]

29 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said:

Estuary English dates right back to Roman times, when one of their commanders landed at Canvey Island and said...

Them there Roman commanders first landed on the Great Estuary at Burgh Castle only us Angles were not overly keen on adopting their Great Estuary English, at that time.

[MauriceMynah]

Why is it that the Angles were always right?

[Meantime]

9 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said:

Why is it that the Angles were always right?

There are many Angles, not all of them are right! Some believe there are degrees of right! 

[MauriceMynah]

I'm sure we can agree that the Angles had a certain...  'poise'

[stumpy]

Another useful phrasebook for duzzy incomers is 'Sloightly on the huh' by a huddy ol' boi, Charlie Haydock.

[floydraser]

Anyone interested in accents could have a bit of fun here: https://funtranslations.com/norfolk

I used something like this for my book. Unfortunately they don't have suffolk, but it's all the same in East Anglia isn't it? 

[grendel]

2 hours ago, MauriceMynah said:

Why is it that the Angles were always right?

they werent always right, they had an acute sense of humour and an obtuse sense of irony

[Meantime]

7 minutes ago, grendel said:

they werent always right, they had an acute sense of humour and an obtuse sense of irony

Sometimes in equilateral measures or they would have been unbalanced. This thread is in danger of protractedly going full circle. 

[MauriceMynah]

Agreed. We do seem to have gone off on something of a tangent.

[JennyMorgan]

10 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said:

We do seem to have gone off on something of a tangent.

Again!!